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INTIMATIONS

BANK HOLIDAY,

Nerelance with Ordiaince No. of 1912, will he the EXCHANGE BANKS CLOSED for the transition of PUBLIC BUSINESS MONDAY, AUGPAT 999,

Hongkong Jaly 9th, 19920.

1020.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY.

PREPAID

WANTED

NOTICE.

"E" hare This Day REMOVED our

Where

No. 5

ADVERTISEMENTS.

DVERTISEMENTS of the Wanted "

JULY 81st... 1920),

INTIMATION

variety will be inserted under the above WATSON'S

DES NOUX ROAD CENTRAL (STO.Pial heading at a charge of

Sang Hong's ten pomises).

HOW PUNG & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 19th, 1920.

NOTICE.

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31.00 FOR TERES INSERTIONS

if they do not exceed 25 WORDS in amber and are PREPAID,

"An' add”ional charge of 50 centa will be Lunde if the instructions for insertion are not accompanied by th

Advertisers requiring their advertisements under this head must give instructionil record- ingly, otherwise the advertisements will be I her to inform my Customers and the regarded as intended to be displayed and

General Public that I have returned to charged at the anal rates. PUBLIC HOLIDAY, KTH 18 Office will be OPEN for all purposes the Colony and established myself as a Milliner from 9 to 12 Noon on MONDAY,and General Draper at No. 4, D'Aguilar Street and will carry on business as before under the ABGEST END, 1920.

Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed

style and firm name of HIPTOOLLA & CO. -- on that day.

C. W. BECKWITH. Superintendent,

Imports and Exports."

Atangkong, July 17th,. 1920.

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HONGKONG TRAMWAY · COMPANY

13

"LIMITED.

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)

NOTICE DIVIDEND of NINE PENCE Skars on account of the year 1920,

per has been declarod.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

The DIVIDEND will be payable on and after WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of Acaust, 1990, to Shareholders on the Register on TUESDAY, -the 10th day of August, 1920, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonia! (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 38 per Dollar.

By Order of the Board

B. J 1. WILTON,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1920.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO: SHAREHOLDERS. N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE DOLLAR per Share for the six months ending 34th June, 1920, will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY. AUGUM 10TH, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Üffice.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED from TUESDAY, August 3rd TUESDAY, Angust 10th, both days inclusive, during which period to Transfer of Shares can be Registered,

to

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary,

Hongkong, July 17th, 1920.

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À. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

AND

GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone Nox 292

WEEKLY AUCTIONS.

TUESDAYS:--«'

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.

THURSDAYS:-

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

SATURDAYS :-

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURES.

AC DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYÖR, AND

GENERAL BROKER...

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 1932.

AVOURED with instructions from The

Conserned will sell by Public Auction, en SATURDAY, July 31st, 1920, at 2.30 r.x.

FAVOURED

at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Bood Central (Old Port Office Builling).

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

AND EFFECTS.

Comprising -

I harg brought with me new goods of the most fashionable and latest styles and mak my old patrons and constituents to extend thei support as done in the past

Inspection is cordially invited.

HIPTOOLLA, Milliner and Draper.

Hongkong, July 21st, 1920.

WANTED..

1240

SSISTANT (British) wanted for Genera

Letters are lying at this Office for

Bares P., Q., AD, AE,"AI.

EUILS Panunciation. Elocation and Composition. Terme moderate-Box AJ, Ikily Pre Odice.

NGLISH Universty Man would take

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OSITION WANTED-Expert HALE STENOGRAPHEE and TYPISThis ope for immediate engagemcat Apply Box A Daily Press Office.

S.S. TENDERS

"FAUSANG.”

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are invited for the purchase of the WEECE of the above reimer sa she

Office work. State Age, uzperierte und lie on Hainan Hebd Reef. salary required to ---

FINEST

By a printer's error it was made to Interim reperta was 'foreshadowed, but six months have passed and the general public appear in a paragraph we published bas learnt nothing whatever regarding the yesterday that the trench mortars presented outerme of the Committee's deliberations, to the Polien were presented by the German" Indeed, few men in, the Colony could say Government. Is should have been by the definitely whether the Committee is still in imperial (British) Government.

existence. We assume that interim reporta

-According to letters received from Eng have been made to H.E, THE GOVERNOR and we would fain believe that the land the new Bishop of Victoria, Bong- arrangement made for an emineng engineer kong, was to be consecrated on June 24th to come out to Hongkong to advise the at St. Paul's Cathedral. On the afternoCA Government in regard to harbour improve. of that day he was going to hold a meeting ments was prompted by one of these interim as the Church Missionary Society's House reports. At all events, we cannot suppose to form a Victoria, Hongkong,. Diocesan that a Committee could consider the sub Association. ject without making a suggestion so

Me W. Everett has been appointed We do not obviously wise and nopessary.

Verger at St John's Cathedral in place know how much is intended to be covered of Afr. Vanstone rosigned. The Church improvement Body decided to mark their appreciation

OLD BROWN

by

tho

LIQUEUR.

BRANDY

- Box 1967, Care of Daily Press Office.

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GILMAN & CO., LTD." Agents, The Sairage Association, London. Hongkong, July 20th, 1820

236

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TO LET OR FOR SALE...

VLENSHIEL No. 1, The Powk, near

Apply to-

GBaker Bead Tram Station,

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandre Buildingu.

1139

FOR SALE

EW and COMPLETE "PLANT including Willey Table for rushing and con- entrating.Ore. Just arrived.

For particulars apply........

CARVALHO & COMPANY, Machinery Department.

(996

1,

Apply to

FOR SALE

R

Undersigned have received instraction TO THURAIALD, Beq., to sell by

Public Auction,

"On TUFSDAT," Augant 3rd, 1920, at 2.30 pm, at his residence No. 138, Plantation Road, The Foak; THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

وستاتة

FURNITURE,

ke

therain contained, HALL-Blackwood Side Tables, Hallstand- Chairs, -Brass Ornamentą,-kr.-

DRAWING ROOM-Upholstered Sofas and Arm-chains made by Lane, Crawford & Co. (good as new), heavy, Pile Carpets & Rugs. Blackwood Cabinets, Desk, Chairs, Stands, &c. Pictures and Engravings, curtains, &c.

DINING BOOM--Firmed Teakwood Mirror back Sideboard, Extension Dining Table und chairs, cabinets, &, c. made by fant, Craw- ford & Co, and good as new, Dinner Service, Glas Ware, do, and e-day chiming clock."

BED ROOMS-White enamelled Twin Bel large and small Wardrobes, Toilet Tabler, Chert. of-drawers, &c., ineinding Stained Teakwood

term

**tho and developount of the harbour,"

of the way in which Mr. Vanstone had dis- A comment in Eastern Engineering which charged his duties during the seventeen refers to many developments being fare! years he has held the offor by voting to

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shadowed in the Far East in regard to port | him a sum of $300, në a parting gift, administration excites a little curiosity to lesra whether the instructions to Sir MAURICE FITZMAVRICS embrace such pro

* hus bles. An Institute of Transport boun aytablished in Great Britain as a means

The Shanghai Ghzette of the 4th in says:-Enquiry at the British and Amri. can Post Offices this morning elicited tha face that there is still no definite news as to the date of arrival of the large Earo of enabling various interests to take counsel pean and American mail that was reported together on transport matters which con

to have bees tåken off the Emprèss of dern the better serving of the nation at Aid just before she sailed from Vancouver. large. It considerations and conclusions The American Postminster informs us that he has received intimation that more than are stated to be of interest and value to other nations, and not least to the Fan 1,000 bags of American mail matter worn? the East. This is particularly the cameras despatched from San Francisco on regards problems of port administration." Kashima Mary on July 7th and it is quite The Institute urges, co-operation amongst probable that among these may be the bags iport authorities, expecialty in ultilising | said to have been taken from the Empress,” more fully the talent and experience of [The Kashima Jaru' mile from Seattle. mapagers upon the commercial side. In the not San Franciscs-Ed. /.D.P.]' provision of new Accommodation and facili.

ties, the main problem, we are told, is how

to anticipate future demands. Great Bri- FAR EASTERN CABLE

tain, says our technical contemporary, has

A. S. WATSON & probably done more than enough for pas-

CO.,

LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

TELEPHONE 616.

LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET

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NO.1 STEWART TERRACE, 87, The Boudoir buite by Lane Crawford & HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Des Vaux BI.C Co Axminster Carpets und Rugs, Curtains and Picture..

A HOT ROM-Cupbounds, &c., including, Camphorwood Wardrobe and chest-of-drawers, HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE | Bath Room, Puntry and Kitchen Utensila.

CO, LTD., Alexandra. Buildings.

66

PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON. Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads

TOL R.

TL Addr: Paimon

*

Two

TWO Minutes from Ferry and Bailway station. "This Hotel which has just been completely_morated and refurnished now up-to-date in every respect and under English Management.

Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor

BAR AND BILLIARD BOOMS,,

TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangement for Families con Application to

J. EL DIBEREY

Proprietor.

.771

WE HAVE

Great Varieties of red and unused

Blackwood Furniture, Brase and Iron Bed- POSTAGE STAMPS

steads, Tables, Carpets and Bags, Overmantles, Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite. Sofas Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Exten- sion Dining Table, Bevelled Minor Wardrobes, Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Chbekery Glam ware. Ornaments, Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner Waggons, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware, Clocks, Marble top Washstands, Cooking Stoves Cutlery, Toilet Set Electric goods and a long line of Bandrier.

Catalognes will be fasted.

Tzzka ---Cash on Delivery.

DAIRY FARM · NEWS

Kew Shipment of FROZEN" SMOKED FISH.

SELECTED FILLETS FINNAN HADDOCKS. SELECTED KIPPERS

RED HERRINGS.

60 cents per lb.

30....

THE DAIRY FARM-ICE & COLD-

IPTORAGE CO, LTD:

Single, Beta, Pickets, Bags and

On Approval Books FOR COLLECTIONS. GRACA & CO.

Dealers in Postage Stamps Post Cards, Seeds Toys, &, ác,

WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGKONG,

P.O. Box, 620.

PUBLISHED TO-DAY

16

ALBO Electric Fans and Radiator, Tennis Netting and Sun Screens, 1, number of Pota Fine Maiden. Hair Fern, Pot Planta 4 Garden Seats &

AND

Two Milnery" Combination Fire Resisting Safer.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogno). On view from Monday, August 2nd. 'Jézus :-/mah.

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auctioneers.

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PUBLIC

ΑΠΟΤΙΟΝ

B.S., WING HANG"

NOMICE 1 HERENGGANG she be Steamship WING HANG" she be near Shamuipo in the Harbour of Hongkong,

Will be sold by

ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEZ

by

PUBLIC AUCTION

"D TUESDAY,

the 10th day of August, 1920.

Yo

at 12 o'clock Noon,

by

MESARE LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers

at their Auction Rooms in Daddell Street. The ship is a Chinese-slig Canton:

Her dimensions and tonnage are approxi- mately as follows: LENGT-140ft.lich REGISTERED TOSHIGE

Groan-142

BEZDru-25ft. 3inches DEPTH 9 ft. Kinches and her pood is about 10 Knots,

For further particulars and conditions of male apply to a s

HERRA WILKINSON & GRIST,

9, Queen's Road Central,

or to. Mesans, LAMMERT BROS.

"Yoldall Street

Auction Sety,

Hongkong, July 27th, 1930.

NEWS.

(BT COURTESY OF THE CHINA MAIL"] PLAGUE RATS IN SINGAPORE.

SINGAPORA, July 30th.

Rats infeeted with plague germe were

beer taken.

Al' possible, murasures have

THE TYPHOON.

Yesterday morning the red signal, in- dictating that a gale, may be expected, was hoisted at the Observatory and other usual points in the harbour. At 12.30 the black drum was hoisted in its place, d-not-

thrity, whilst insufficient has been accom plished in the Far East. Port development should be largely governed by two factors of very great importance the ultimate destination and the place of origin of goods famed in greret godoro at Tanjon handled Successful port development must Priok, Java. largely be governed by direction and trend. of trade. Great Britain, and indeed..mot countries, can furnish instances of failures attending, developments which have'ignored these factors, All this seem like stating the obvious, and in a Colony like Hong. kong, the Chamber of Commerce would be fully competent to guide the Governmen upon such questions. But we may make |this further quotation from the report under notice: Another problems of to-day in the ing that agafe may be expected from the East The wind freshened considerably.. ports is that of labour-saving applicances.

during the afternoor and all small craft When normal conditions of trade are re- sumed, the effect of the increase in the sought refuge in the shelters.

The Royal Observatory advised that thỊ" cost of labour an international trade and the arersity for greater despatch, in handyphoon was situate about 200 miles south of the Colony, in Lay. 18 and Long. 114. ling can only be successfully, neutralised by its direction of motion at the time was

greater employment of labour-saving unknown. appliances. Yet the advances in invention of late years have not done much beyond A VERY general sense of satisfaction bas

improving the power and efficiency of been created in the Colony by the recent

cranes and conveyors." It would be per announcement that arrangements have beca

tinent to inquire whether the facilities for

**NOTHING NEW TO REPORT." made with Sir Mauritz FITZMAURICE, & member of the well-known ärm of consult the rapid handling of cargo are what they

In view of the unexpected news received ing engineers for harbours to the Crown should be in a port of the importance of Agents for the Colonies, to visit Hongkong Hongkong, and doubtiem when the time from London yesterday"-detailing-the at the end of the year for the purpose of comes for a Report on the improvement, and change in the Constitution of the Lagis development of the harbour-this-question-lative Council of Ceylon by which there advising with regard to the stops necessary will be included in the survey of the will be a handsome unofficial majority, a for the improvement and development of

„Colony's needs.

The Baily Press.

HONGZONG, JULY 31, 1920.

OUR 'HARBOUR.

the harbour. It is a trite saying but an indisputable one that shipping is the life blood of this Colony. Our harbour is conse- quently our greatest amet, and it should therefore be the first duty of the Govera mon to see that nothing that may

bo

CONSTUTIONAL "REFORM- IN

HONGKONG."'

reporter of the Daily Press saw the Hon. Mr. P. Hobson Holyoak yesterday after- noon, with a view, to finding out whether The closing rate of the dollar yesterday any similar concessions had been made to was 4s. old. on demand.

I

Hongkong.

Mr. Holyoak said that there was Une case (one death) of enteric fever was thing new to report." Referring to the necessary to improve accommodation for reported in the Colony on Thursday.. shipping in neglected. For many years

mattor recently in the course of wover-

past it has been obvious that the average. Mrs. A. R. Lowe returned to the Colonysation with H.E. the Governor, he had toupage of ocean-going vesels visiting "the to-day, being accompanied by Miss Lowe, boen told that no reply had been received to poft has been increasing, and on many sister of the Hun, Mr. A. E Law. Occasions during the

pant ten years

Mr. W. L. Pattenden has joined St.

the letter which His Excellency had for- warded to the Secretary of State, “making

- we have commested on the increasing

It has been officially announced that the certain recommendations, evidence of the need for practical steps to Emperor of Japan is ill. His Majesty is The Constitutional Reform Association a rich and enterprising be taken without undue delay to adapt the offering from diabetes with complications of Ceylon, run by harbour to the changing circumstances.

group of Sinhales and Tamils, has been, exceedingly busy during the "work" year. Early in February this year, the IIon. Mr. JOHN JOHNSTONE, as Chairman of the John's Cathedral Church Body in place Nearly a dozen deputations have gone to Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown of Mr. Dowbiggin, who has gone on leave England and the Secretary of Stato Fe Company, Ltd in an address to share Tde body of the steward of the Liang Inat been allowed to forgot the matter. holders uttered a warning on the subject Chow, who jumped overboard and wLS in these terms; “If Hongkong is to retain drowned after shooting" another servant, her pride of place as one of the greater was found flouting near the Star Ferry shipping ports of the world, it is most wharf yesterday." Oversary, that steps should be taken forth- with sa po improve our harbour-the only really valuable asset possessed by tim Colony as to enable the largest of mor- chant and passenger vessels to navigate

HONGKONG WEEKLY SEAMENS INSTITUTE with safety therein. We commended this

PRESS.

STAINING ALL THE WEEKE

LOCAL-NEWN."

The Paper to send Home

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

Fe and HM-Nar

108 the use of all Men of the Mercantile

passage at the time to the special attention

HYSTERICAL KOREA,

Lieut. General Bojiro Kojima, who formerly commanded the military police în Korea, has loft Tokyo for Nikolaievair to take command of the Japanese garrison

The new wire rope for the Peak Tram aybas at-length-arrived, and presumably the usual service of trams will be restored | there."

Interviewed at Moji before leaving within a day or two. There has been a General Eejima said that Koren was like curtailed service since June 25th,

a hysterical woman, emboldened by gentle

The ness, but driven mad by severity." It is an old-

only possible means of pacifying Korca,"

It is an old saying that we must

go

We

of the Committee which had been formed abroad to learn the news of home.

to study and report on the Economic Re road in a Canton paper that H.E. the WINSTOm of Llis Colony, since Shipping and Governor of Hongkong, has gone on a long Reading and Writing Booms, Billard Room Officers Room, 0.1.0's Boom Restaurant. Shipbuilding interests were prominently, taur of the Federated Malay-States. The Concert Hall, Church

represented on the Committee Wo bavo Governor of the Straits Settlements might] Private Cabina “and,” beds ; in Dormitories Motor Lach "Dayspring.

he declared, "is for a sufficient number of Japanest to migrate to produce a natural nasimilation of the two peoples. The aro only 355,000 Japanese in, Kerca, too few 10. doce prevail in Koren, but this is a undertake assimilation Undoubtedly un

bo the height of folly to attempt: suppression by faroe, as if the aspirationa of Koreans were pecullar to them alone,

rest

an impression that when the Committee was bare done so, but Bir Reginald Stubbs is it post-war tendency the world over

78-started-on..

thepublication of stilin Hongkong.